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Lack of self-trust & what you can do about it

Lack of self-trust & what you can do about it

  If you regularly don’t follow through on your word or intentions either to yourself or others, then this causes a lack of self-trust. It sounds obvious, but in my experience, I don’t think the people who do let themselves down on a regular basis realise the...

How can I stop overthinking & assuming the worst?

How can I stop overthinking & assuming the worst?

This month’s question comes from Richard:   Hi Kate, How can I stop overthinking and the tendency to assume the worst or focus on the negative? I realise this causes me additional stress, but I find it hard to stop.     My Answer:   I’m going to start...

Are you addicted to busyness?

Are you addicted to busyness?

  Lots of people struggle to slow down and stop being busy. When they have a chance of a break, they then fill it with other things to do! We all need rest and so if the avoidance is pervasive, I’ve found there are often deeper reasons behind the need to stay...

Monthly Highlights & 3 Things Worth Sharing

Monthly Highlights & 3 Things Worth Sharing

  This Month’s Blog Posts   APRIL 8th, 2022 - Q&A: How Do I Avoid Burnout In The Long Run? This month’s question came from Sarah. Read my answer here   APRIL 15th, 2022 - What I Learnt From Nearly Burning Out Last year I nearly burnt out myself....

Six tools for managing stress as a leader

Six tools for managing stress as a leader

If you're a leader in the workplace, you will have undoubtably developed a good level of stress resilience to get to where you are. Yet, as a leader, you are also juggling a myriad of work-related responsibilities and pressures – mental, emotional, and physical – day...

How do I avoid burnout in the long run?

How do I avoid burnout in the long run?

This month’s question comes from Sarah:   Hi Kate, How do I avoid burnout in the long run? I find that weekends or rest days don’t take away from the overall burnout. Thanks ever so much!   My Answer:   This is a great question and I think the answer...

The burnout epidemic: what’s the real answer?

The burnout epidemic: what’s the real answer?

Last week I talked about rest and how people really need to see rest as an investment and even a competitive advantage. I’ve been teaching my clients about the many benefits associated with rest for years but the main reason I wanted to write another blog post on the...

Rest more to achieve more

Rest more to achieve more

There’s a theme that’s been coming up a lot for me and with clients these past couple of weeks: REST I’ve personally had a very intense past few months and so now I’m intentionally prioritising my rest. In fact, at the moment, I’m prioritising my rest over exercise....

Have you exhausted your ‘surge capacity’?

Have you exhausted your ‘surge capacity’?

In last week’s blog post I talked about the current low mood... We’ve been dealing with the pandemic for almost a year now! Soon after that came the recession and then we’ve also had significant political dramas happening in various parts of the world! On some level...

Are you struggling?

Are you struggling?

How are you feeling at the moment? Do you feel low on energy, anxious or overwhelmed? Like many people, you probably thought that 2021 would start off on a ‘better’ footing and we’d be leaving 2020 behind. Although personally I was pretty certain we'd have another...

Some different resolutions for 2021

Some different resolutions for 2021

Happy New Year! I hope you had a lovely holiday season and that, however big or small, you found a positive way to celebrate the start of 2021. I said I’d share a different perspective on new year’s resolutions with you today… Typically, new year’s resolutions are...

Wellbeing rules for the festive season

Wellbeing rules for the festive season

If today’s your last day of work before breaking for the holidays, hoorah, you made it! And for those us who are working next week, I’m sure today still feels like the end of a mammoth year and that next week is going to be far more relaxing and a nice way to ease...

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